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SpectroLink™ WiFi setup

Use this approach to connect SpectroLink™ to a wireless access-point.

For first time users, please refer to our user manual before proceeding. This guide requires SpectroLink™ software version 1.13.1 or above. If you have an older version of SpectroLink™ software, please contact Support. 

What you need 

  • SpectroLink™ (incl. power supply)
  • USB flash drive
  • PC

Method 1: Simple WiFi setup

  1. On your PC, open a text editor (e.g. Notepad, TextEdit, or any code editor). 
  2. Type your WiFi network name (SSID) on the first line (no quotation marks).
  3. For password-protected networks: Make a new line and type the password. (For open networks, skip this step)
  4. Name the file "wifi-config" with the file extension ".txt". Save this to the root (top level) of your USB flash drive. The contents of the file should look like this:
    YOUR-SSID
    YOUR-WIFI_PASSWORD
  5. Eject the USB flash drive from your PC.
  6. Plug the USB flash drive into your SpectroLink™.
  7. Power on your SpectroLink™ by plugging in the power supply and wait 2 minutes for it to start up.
  8. Your SpectroLink™ should now be online and ready for use through SpectroWorks™. The USB flash drive can be safely removed. Refer to the SpectroLink™ user manual for further usage instructions.

Repeat steps 6-8 for any other SpectroLink™ devices that you wish to set up on the same WiFi. 

Method 2: Advanced WiFi setup

Note: This method is directed at super-users and IT-administrators. For documentation on Netplan see netplan.io.

Like many Linux devices, SpectroLink™ uses Netplan for its network configuration. 
For more advanced network setup (e.g. enterprise networks) a netplan configuration file can be used. 

  1. On your PC, open a text editor (e.g. Notepad, TextEdit, or any code editor). 
  2. Type your netplan configuration (see this template for an example of a netplan file).
  3. Save the file as 'netplan.yml' to the root (top level) of your USB flash drive.
  4. Eject the USB flash drive from your PC.
  5. Plug the USB flash drive into your SpectroLink™.
  6. Power on your SpectroLink™ by plugging in the power supply and wait 2 minutes for it to start up.
  7. Your SpectroLink™ should now be online and ready for use through SpectroWorks™. The USB flash drive can be safely removed. Refer to SpectroLink™ user manual for further usage instructions.